John Michael Lutz (born April 23, 1973) is an American actor,
comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing J. D. Lutz on
the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, and for his work as a writer on the NBC series
Saturday Night Live for seven seasons. In 2014, he joined the writing
staff of the NBC late-night talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers.Lutz
was born in Pipestone, Minnesota, the son of a Lutheran minister. He
grew up in suburban Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. He has
two brothers: Jeremy, a math teacher in North Carolina; Joel; and a
sister, Jamie. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso,
Indiana, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity,
majoring in psychology and minoring in business. He performed in
university theatre productions during his last three semesters on
campus.Lutz began his professional career as a writer-performer with
Chicago's ImprovOlympic and The Second City theaters. He was hired at
NBC's Saturday Night Live in February 2004 after spending three years
touring with Second City. NBC flew him in first-class to New York for
a face-to-face interview with Lorne Michaels, the creator and
executive producer of the sketch comedy show.
comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing J. D. Lutz on
the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, and for his work as a writer on the NBC series
Saturday Night Live for seven seasons. In 2014, he joined the writing
staff of the NBC late-night talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers.Lutz
was born in Pipestone, Minnesota, the son of a Lutheran minister. He
grew up in suburban Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. He has
two brothers: Jeremy, a math teacher in North Carolina; Joel; and a
sister, Jamie. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso,
Indiana, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity,
majoring in psychology and minoring in business. He performed in
university theatre productions during his last three semesters on
campus.Lutz began his professional career as a writer-performer with
Chicago's ImprovOlympic and The Second City theaters. He was hired at
NBC's Saturday Night Live in February 2004 after spending three years
touring with Second City. NBC flew him in first-class to New York for
a face-to-face interview with Lorne Michaels, the creator and
executive producer of the sketch comedy show.
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